Hello there people, I was going through the website of the UiTM and I found something interesting.

As you may know, the UiTM law programme is 'divided' into 2 parts. The first three years would be the Bachelor of Legal Studies and the last (optional) year is called the 'LLB Year' for which students who finish that year will be granted a further LLB in addition to their BA (I stand corrected).

Anyhow, what struck me was the entrance requirements for their 1 year LLB Programme. On their website (http://www.law.uitm.edu.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:lw222-b-hons-of-law&catid=52:professional-degree&Itemid=63) it is simply stated that the admission requirements are:-

"Bachelor of Law (LL.B) or Bachelor of Legal Studies (Hons) from UiTM or [B]its equivalent."
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Ergo, from my understanding, it would seem that an equivalent degree would qualify you to apply (yes, I know, it does not mean you are guaranteed to be accepted) for the LLB programme. And that would mean, possibly, an alternative to the CLP, would it not?

Now lets split this into two categories, the first being the UK degrees (UoL International included).

Would these degreed be considered as an 'equivalent' degree? On a closer look at the syllabus of the 3 years programme, it would seem that no amount of procedure is taught and hence, a person holding degree from a UK University would not be too disadvantaged as even the UiTM students will be learning the procedure in their 4th year.

The second category would be the Bachelor of Jurisprudence, University Malaya. Would students who have completed this programme be able to enroll themselves into the LLB programme at UiTM and be exempted from doing the CLP? Clearly, compared to the former, the UM programme would be almost identical with the 3 year Legal Studies degree from UiTM, no?

What do you guys think?

I see. Thats good. But yeah, the old system. Potential loophole eh? Lol. Which could be the reason they scrapped it in favour of a compulsary four year LLB proper.

UK Universities are quite easy to get into provided you meet their minimum requirements. More so with the BAC or HELP or Taylor's or KDU transfer programmes. (after all, legal education is first and foremost a business venture for these 'institutions'.

The 'chances' you mentioned seem to refer to internships or attachments in law firms, am I right?

Internships are easy to come by so long as you have the initiative to apply. Internship candidates are not expected to have the legal competency of a lawyer per se, which is why it all boils down to how you impress them during the interviews (which also goes for chambering and subsequent employment).

My take is that there is no difference between a local university student or a foreign uni student when it comes to placements for internships.

Dude. Check out the Legal Profession Qualifying Board website. They have all the requirements listed down there.

A bit of an update on MMU. They have gotten full exemption already and are not subjected to the yearly approval thing.

This post has been edited by jamesbutron: Mar 23 2015, 11:32 AM